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WRCC, Inc. Updated September 19, 2008 Page 2 of 6 Background Agenda Item 23c WRCC, Inc. owns six storage reservoirs and over 25 miles of supply ditches across Larimer and Weld Counties in Colorado. The reservoirs are: Big Windsor Reservoir, Douglas Reservoir, Reservoir #8, Annex Reservoir, Elder Reservoir and Cobb Lake. These facilities are used to store and supply irrigation water to agricultural users. The Company diverts approximately 35,000 AF annually through the entire system. This Project involves the rehabilitation of Big Windsor Reservoir (Reservoir). The Reservoir is located about 10 miles east of Fort Collins and was originally made up of two independent reservoirs that were joined in 1976 by enlarging the western main embankment. The northern reservoir spillway was abandoned with the enlargement but a low area still remains in this area. As a result of a 1997 survey, it was discovered that areas of the embankment were not properly constructed and low spots existed. The State Engineer's Office (SEO) worked with the Company to help suggest alternatives to correct the problem. Failure to perform repairs on the embankment could result in a storage restriction of the Reservoir. In addition to the embankment problems, the SEO also has concerns regarding the spillway. The main spillway discharges into an area outside of the historical natural channel onto farm land that is not owned by the Company. It is currently not channelized in any way and discharges over a large acreage that is slated for development. To meet SEO safety requirements, the Company intends to divert flows away from adjacent landowners and channelize the flows as efficiently as possible back to the natural drainage course. This project is being pursued by the Company as a result of SEO dam safety requirements. The SEO has classified the embankment crest maintenance and abutment extensions as maintenance operations and has approved the plans for this work. The spillway extension plan is not under the jurisdiction of the SEO since that portion of the project has no effect on the dam or dam safety. Loan Feasibility Study Mayo Sommermeyer, The Dow Law Firm, LLC, prepared the Loan Feasibility Study titled "Feasibility of Windsor Dam and Spillway Maintenance Project, August 15, 2008." The study was prepared in accordance with the CWCB guidelines. John Andrew, Ph.D., P.E., contributed the engineering and technical support portion of the Feasibility Study. WRCC, Inc. The Company is registered as a Colorado non-profit mutual ditch company and was established in 2007 as the result of a corporate reorganization. There are 1,000 shares of stock and 216 shareholders. The Company is managed by afive-member Board of Directors. The Board has the power to levy annual assessments and enter into loan agreements.